SV12-Day 9

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1. CUMB: lean back
  • Example: encumbrance: n. a burden; impediment
  • Sentence: A backpack would be a great encumbrance in a ten mile running race.
2. VIC: charge
  • Example: vicar: n. an assistant to a rector (clergy; pastor)
  • Sentence: The merry vicar always made sure the holy articles were filled with communion wine.
3. MULTI: many; much
  • Example: multifarious: adj. varied; diversified
  • Sentence: The classroom was multifarious in racial structure and interest levels.
4. MEDI: middle
  • Example: Mediterranean: adj. having land on all sides
  • Sentence: Utah is actually mediterranean, having land on all sides.
5. PUNCT: point
  • Example: punctilious: adj. most particular; very precise
  • Sentence: Keeping the trains running on schedule is a punctilious operation.
6. PLAC: please
  • Example: complacent: adj. self-satisfied
  • Sentence: The complacent girl stared out the window, happily lost in her own world.
7. LESS: without
  • Example: listless: adj. without energy or spirit
  • Sentence: After marching for hours, the band listlessly shuffled into the locker room.
8. SAT: enough
  • Example: insatiable: adj. cannot be satisfied
  • Sentence: The teenage boy’s appetite was insatiable.
9. GEST: carry; bear
  • Example: gestation: n. the period of pregnancy
  • Sentence: The gestation period of a human baby is approximately 9 months.
10. MEGA / MEGALO: large
  • Example: megalopolis: n. a very large city
  • Sentence: The quaint city of Huntington Beach seems to be turning into a megalopolis.